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ROTARY CLUB
Thrapston and Raunds
Hopefully, by the time you read this, you
will have had a very happy Christmas and your thoughts will be very much on the new year. Whilst none of us can know the future, Thrapston and Raunds Rotary Club members wish you all the best for 2024.
Looking back on our 2023 year, like many other groups and individuals, we have had activities in which we have been able to offer practical help to others e.g. Sailability at Grafham Water, we have been able to respond to issues of local need like supporting our
local foodbanks, and to respond to disasters overseas e.g.supporting the charity Shelterbox. Whilst practical help requires effort on our part, running events for local schools, or supporting charities or organisations that help others often requires the raising of funds for that purpose. We therefore run events that, hopefully, local people will support and our next significant event will be our Charity Quiz. Details
charity based in Thrapston, in the old Methodist Church on Market Road. Tim Sandford was acting Director of Souster Youth whilst Jason Royce was on sabbatical. Barbara Souster set up a trust fund to enable youth work and Souster Youth has been in existence since 2016. The charity works in local schools to support the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of young
are yet to be finalised, but as usual we expect to be able to run the event at Stanwick Village Hall in late January or February and details will be publicised on our Facebook page once they are confirmed. We also have a band concert to look forward to later in the year.
Barbara Souster set up a trust fund to enable youth work
people. It also works closely with churches and community organisations to help youth ministry flourish in East Northamptonshire. The wide range
of things they offer includes activities that are designed to help children and young people cope with the issues
that life throws at them, assemblies, curriculum input and courses to help
Regular readers will be aware that
we often have interesting speakers at
club meetings and these mainly come from local charities or organisations, and we are often able to give some support to them in the work that they do. Our last speaker was from a
parents. They also help with Youth Ministry Training and hold regular “Drop In” sessions for secondary school students and a youth club for young people from the Thrapston area. More details can be found on the Souster Youth Website: https://www.sousteryouth.org
Our club is always keen to hear from people who would like join or support what we do.
If you would like to know more about Rotary you can find out more by looking at our Facebook page where you can message the club. Details of Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland can be found at: www.rotarygbi.org.
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